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Family: Nemichthyidae Snipe eels



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9 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 77 cm TL
 
Avocettina acuticeps
[Southern fintail snipe eel]
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Max. Length 42 cm TL
 
Avocettina bowersii
[]

Photo by Reyes, P.

Circumglobal
Max. Length 80 cm TL
Avocettina infans (Günther, 1878)

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Avocettina infans
[Avocet snipe eel]

Photo by SFSA

Southwest Atlantic and so
Max. Length 55 cm TL
Avocettina paucipora Nielsen & Smith, 1978

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Avocettina paucipora
[]
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Max. Length 80 cm TL
 
Labichthys carinatus
[Shortgut fintail snipe eel]
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Labichthys yanoi
[Yano's snipe eel]

Photo by SFSA

Worldwide in tropical and
Max. Length 143 cm TL
Nemichthys curvirostris (Strömman, 1896)

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Nemichthys curvirostris
[Pale threadtail snipe eel]
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Max. Length 160.7 cm TL
 
Nemichthys larseni
[Pale snipe eel]

Photo by Román Marcote, E.

Worldwide in tropical and
Max. Length 130 cm TL
Nemichthys scolopaceus Richardson, 1848

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Nemichthys scolopaceus
[Slender snipe eel]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Avocettina acuticeps Southern fintail snipe eel Southern region of all oc 77 TL 1916
Avocettina bowersii Eastern Central Pacific 42 TL 1899
Avocettina infans Avocet snipe eel Circumglobal 80 TL 1878
Avocettina paucipora Southwest Atlantic and so 55 TL 1978
Labichthys carinatus Shortgut fintail snipe eel Eastern Atlantic 80 TL 1883
Labichthys yanoi Yano's snipe eel Southwest Pacific 1966
Nemichthys curvirostris Pale threadtail snipe eel Worldwide in tropical and 143 TL 1896
Nemichthys larseni Pale snipe eel Eastern Pacific 160.7 TL 1978
Nemichthys scolopaceus Slender snipe eel Worldwide in tropical and 130 TL 1848



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